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shuffle

 
/ˈʃʌf·əl/ v [I/T] (WALK)

Definition

to walk by sliding your feet, rather than lifting them as you step: [I always + adv/prep] Grandfather shuffled into the kitchen, leaning on his cane. shuffle your feet If you shuffle your feet, you move your feet slightly because you are uncomfortable or embarrassed: [T] When I asked where he’d been, he just stared at the ground and shuffled his feet.
(Definition of shuffle v (WALK) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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